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A goal of the Defense Plant Corporation was

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to coordinate wartime business and labor.
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to oversee wartime production.
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to prepare the US for war.
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to give money to businesses to fund war production.
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What improvement made to penicillin during World War II saved many soldiers’ lives?

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Different types of penicillin were developed.
B
Stronger types of penicillin were developed.
C
Larger quantities of penicillin were made.
D
Smaller quantities of penicillin were made.
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The US was called the Arsenal of Democracy because

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It was the country where all weapons were kept.
B
It provided supplies for the Axis war effort, not just the US effort.
C
It provided supplies for the Allied war effort, not just the US effort.
D
It was the country where all aircraft were housed.
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How did the US computer ENIAC help the war effort?

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It did complex calculations needed to accurately fire artillery.
B
It did complex calculations that planned battle strategies.
C
It decoded the German language.
D
It decoded the Japanese language.
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How did the US lend-lease program of 1939 help the Allies?

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It gave them war supplies.
B
It gave them soldiers.
C
It gave them food.
D
It gave them military training.
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How did the Gross National Product (GNP) of the US change between 1940 and 1944?

A
It increased slightly.
B
It stayed the same.
C
It more than doubled.
D
It tripled.
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View the image of a World War II recruitment poster. How did the United States mobilize 12 million military service members by 1945?

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by using a combination of required registration for the draft and appealing to Americans’ patriotic duty to volunteer
B
by conscripting all American men between the ages of 18 and 45 to serve in the Army, Navy, or Marines
C
by using financial incentives to encourage young men to volunteer in exchange for generous bonuses after the war
D
by allowing women to serve in all military roles to encourage greater overall enlistment numbers
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What was the main way that war mobilization helped to end the Great Depression?

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Many unemployed people went to work in war-related industries.
B
Many unemployed men were forced to enlist as soldiers.
C
Many people grew rich from new technologies.
D
Many people found jobs in industries that did not produce war products.
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What did US car companies produce during World War II?

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airplanes and tanks
B
military uniforms and helmets
C
guns and ammunition
D
food and first-aid supplies
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View the graph showing enlistment records by year. Which event led to the peak of 3,030,407 enlistments for US military service in 1942?

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the Blitzkrieg of London by German air forces
B
the declaraton of war by the Soviet Union on Germany
C
the attack on the Pearl Harbor naval base by Japan
D
the discovery of concentration camps in Poland

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